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The World Baseball Classic (WBC), also referred to as the Classic, [1] is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), [a] the sport's global governing body, and organized in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).
After the pandemic-induced delay, the 2023 World Baseball Classic was held between March 8–21, with Japan defeating the United States 3–2 in the championship game. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The sixth and next Classic is scheduled for 2026, with the scheduling frequency of future Classic editions being subject to the terms and conditions agreed at the ...
Japan won their record-extending third title after defeating defending champions United States 3–2 in the championship game, becoming the second team since the Dominican Republic in the 2013 World Baseball Classic to win the WBC with an undefeated record. Shohei Ohtani was named the World Baseball Classic Most Valuable Player. [6]
The United States will face Mexico, Italy and Britain in Group B of the first round of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which be based at Houston's Minute Maid Park, Major League Baseball and the ...
The 2023 World Baseball Classic championship was the final of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, the fifth edition of the World Baseball Classic, a men's international baseball tournament sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) in partnership with World Baseball Classic Inc. (WBCI).
Trea Turner hit a pair of home runs to lead the United States to its blowout win over Cuba on Sunday in the World Baseball Classic semifinals.
Japan is the only nation to successfully defend the World Baseball Classic as defending champions in 2009. Puerto Rico achieved runners-up in the World Baseball Classic as defending runners-up in 2017. The worst performance of defending champions was by the Dominican Republic in 2017, eliminating in the second round (now the quarterfinals).
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is an upcoming international professional baseball tournament, planned to be the sixth iteration of the World Baseball Classic (WBC). [1] The pool play rounds will be played in Miami, Florida; Houston, Texas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Tokyo, Japan.